head to head
vs
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZerovsMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero leans Execution (Grand Arena); Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZeroMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans harder on execution: infinite combos and assist timing demand elite hands
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero leans harder on variance: Character scaling imbalance adds mild outcome variance
Optimization6 vs 6
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.